Facebook, Google Rule App Ecosystem in the US: comScore
Facebook and Google own the top six apps with the highest reach and account for the top eight apps in the US, a new report [Read More…]
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Facebook Unveils Centre to Teach Brazilian Coders, Entrepreneurs
Facebook on Monday unveiled its first training centre in Latin America for coders and entrepreneurs, encouraging technology careers for young Brazilians saddled with staggering [Read More…]
Social media playing role in Harvey’s aftermath
HARTFORD — It is no surprise that social media is an integral part of our daily life, and that becomes even more apparent in times of need. [Read More…]
YouTube begins planned evolutions of iPhone & iPad app, desktop site
The iPhone and iPad app now sports a white header, which also showcases the company’s redesigned logo. More practically, users can adjust video playback speed by tapping [Read More…]
Iran in Talks to Unblock Twitter, Says New Minister
Iran’s new communications minister said Tuesday that negotiations were underway with Twitter to unblock the service, which has been banned for years despite being used even by [Read More…]
Snapchat Set to Overtake Facebook This Year in the US: eMarketer
Photo-sharing app Snapchat is expected to overtake Facebook for the first time in the US, as the user growth of Facebook will slow among teens [Read More…]
‘Urgent please send help’: Desperate Houston residents plead on social media for rescue
It was a dark and scary night in Houston and its suburbs. As heavy rains continued to inundate streets flooded by Hurricane Harvey, residents stranded in their [Read More…]
Facebook Tests ‘Featured Topics’ on News Feed, Showing Customised Links Based on User Interest
Facebook is testing a feature in the Facebook News Feed that provides customised links to news on topics of interest to individual users, as the [Read More…]
Facebook Shut Down ‘FB Anon’ Internal Chat Platform After It Was Used to ‘Harass’ Employees
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shut down an anonymous online chat platform in late 2016 after it was increasingly used to talk about the US presidential candidates and [Read More…]
Facebook, Cloudflare, Twitter Latest Tech Giants to Exile White Supremacists
Silicon Valley joined a swelling backlash against neo-Nazi groups in the United States on Wednesday as more technology companies removed white supremacists from their services [Read More…]